New Owner...thinking of 2021 GLE63s
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2015 ML350
New Owner...thinking of 2021 GLE63s
Hi everyone, I am a new member and this is my first post. I am new to the forum but not new to the MB brand. I currently own a ML350 which I bought new in 2014, and my mom/dad both have E350's. I was looking into purchasing a new GLE63s. My ML350 has been rock solid for the past 6 years with 0 issues. Literally the only issue I had was a flat tire and that came right at the time when I had to get 4 tires replaced anyway. Other than that, the car has been super reliable and has always been dealer serviced. I know the 63S is the higher performance version of what I have but I wanted to know if the car will be reliable after the 4 year/50k warranty. I always hear horror stories of things breaking and costing an arm and a leg after the warranty is out. Also from a maintenance perspective how much higher will the maintenance be compared to that of a non AMG car. I have been WFH for the past 1 year due to COVID-19 but once the office opens up, I will be putting about 12-15k miles per year on it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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GLC 63 AMG
Hi everyone, I am a new member and this is my first post. I am new to the forum but not new to the MB brand. I currently own a ML350 which I bought new in 2014, and my mom/dad both have E350's. I was looking into purchasing a new GLE63s. My ML350 has been rock solid for the past 6 years with 0 issues. Literally the only issue I had was a flat tire and that came right at the time when I had to get 4 tires replaced anyway. Other than that, the car has been super reliable and has always been dealer serviced. I know the 63S is the higher performance version of what I have but I wanted to know if the car will be reliable after the 4 year/50k warranty. I always hear horror stories of things breaking and costing an arm and a leg after the warranty is out. Also from a maintenance perspective how much higher will the maintenance be compared to that of a non AMG car. I have been WFH for the past 1 year due to COVID-19 but once the office opens up, I will be putting about 12-15k miles per year on it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Also putting that kind of mileage on the car will depreciate it quicker as well. It's a great car, but in my opinion a persons income should be at least 130% of the car's purchase price at the least for it to make any fiscal sense of affordability(about 150K income for a 120K car purchase).
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'16 Jaguar F-Type R, '21 GLE63s
Agree. There's an AMG markup even for regular A and B service if you go to the dealer. I only drive 10-15k miles/yr and still go thru a set of tires annually at about $2500/set. Brakes usually last 18-24 mths.
Be ready for a large jump in insurance costs also. I just got a renewal for my '21 GLE63s and it's $2k/6 mths compared to the $1200/6mth I was paying on my previous AMG. I just shopped around w/ other insurance companies and most were quoting me $3-5k/6mths.
Be ready for a large jump in insurance costs also. I just got a renewal for my '21 GLE63s and it's $2k/6 mths compared to the $1200/6mth I was paying on my previous AMG. I just shopped around w/ other insurance companies and most were quoting me $3-5k/6mths.
Last edited by another_geek; Apr 20, 2021 at 02:37 PM.
